Global Patent Index - EP 2466643 A2

EP 2466643 A2 20120620 - Imaging apparatus, electronic apparatus, photovoltaic cell, and method of manufacturing imaging apparatus

Title (en)

Imaging apparatus, electronic apparatus, photovoltaic cell, and method of manufacturing imaging apparatus

Title (de)

Abbildungsvorrichtung, elektronische Vorrichtung, Photovoltaikzelle und Verfahren zur Herstellung der Abbildungsvorrichtung

Title (fr)

Appareil d'imagerie, appareil électronique, cellule photovoltaïque et procédé de fabrication de l'appareil d'imagerie

Publication

EP 2466643 A2 20120620 (EN)

Application

EP 11192544 A 20111208

Priority

JP 2010279359 A 20101215

Abstract (en)

An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging unit in which a plurality of pixels receiving incidence light on a light receiving face are disposed in an imaging region of a substrate, wherein the pixel includes a thermocouple device group in which a plurality of thermocouples are aligned along the light receiving face, wherein, in the thermocouple device group, the plurality of thermocouples are arranged so as to be separated from each other such that the light receiving face has a grating structure, and wherein the thermocouple device group is disposed such that the incidence light is incident to the grating structure so as to cause plasmon resonance to occur on the light receiving face, and an electromotive force is generated due to a change in the temperature of a portion of the thermocouple device group, at which the plasmon resonance occurs, in each of the plurality of thermocouples.

IPC 8 full level

H01L 27/146 (2006.01); G01J 3/36 (2006.01); G01J 5/12 (2006.01); H01L 31/04 (2006.01); H01L 31/08 (2006.01); H04N 25/00 (2023.01)

CPC (source: BR EP KR US)

G01J 3/36 (2013.01 - EP US); G01J 5/12 (2013.01 - EP US); G02B 5/008 (2013.01 - EP US); H01L 27/146 (2013.01 - KR); H01L 27/14643 (2013.01 - BR EP US); H01L 31/04 (2013.01 - EP KR US); H01L 31/08 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 25/00 (2023.01 - KR); H01L 31/04 (2013.01 - BR); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 29/49002 (2015.01 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2466643 A2 20120620; EP 2466643 A3 20160217; EP 2466643 B1 20180704; BR PI1105728 A2 20151124; CN 102569333 A 20120711; CN 102569333 B 20161123; JP 2012127795 A 20120705; JP 5541137 B2 20140709; KR 101922255 B1 20181126; KR 20120067280 A 20120625; RU 2011150087 A 20130620; RU 2498459 C2 20131110; TW 201227939 A 20120701; TW I452687 B 20140911; US 2012154816 A1 20120621; US 8958073 B2 20150217

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 11192544 A 20111208; BR PI1105728 A 20111209; CN 201110419442 A 20111215; JP 2010279359 A 20101215; KR 20110112845 A 20111101; RU 2011150087 A 20111208; TW 100138516 A 20111024; US 201113317550 A 20111021